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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
109 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          8   1231 AM  59    2003  31    -23       19       
  MINIMUM         -8   1141 PM -25    1912  14    -22       -7       
  AVERAGE          0                        22    -22        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.66 1937   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.23   0.19     0.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.45                      1.65  -0.20     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.42                      0.23   0.19     0.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.1  1913   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.2                       1.8    4.4      2.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.1                      10.8   -2.7     15.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.9                      13.7    0.2     17.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       65                        42     23       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  350                       294     56      407       
  SINCE DEC 1   1369                      1503   -134     1760       
  SINCE JUL 1   2686                      2761    -75     2963       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        67      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -17      1886                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2015.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2015.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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